Your Majesty will suffer

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, Yu Jia left Yanzhou to go north, and traveled all the way, but arrived at Xiping Mansion three days later.

Hearing this, the soldiers in the front are excited, but there are also people who are secretly worried. After all, Xiping Mansion has not been conquered for a long time. If the remnants of evil in the city reappear at this moment, the danger is unfathomable!Besides, even though Tuoba Wen retreated to defend Xingqing, while he was still alive, it was not impossible for the soldiers to make dangerous moves!He knew the terrain here like the palm of his hand, so he broke the boat and made a detour to attack Xiping Mansion. When the time comes, he will take the emperor to order the Southern Dynasty, and it will be a catastrophe!

Such a simple truth, but the emperors and ministers of the Southern Dynasty were either confused by the great situation in front of them, or because they were so happy and eager to win, they completely ignored it and let the emperor go his own way and take the arrow!Little did he know that in the eyes of Tuoba Wen, who was almost in a desperate situation, this was the last good opportunity, how could he let him miss it? !

On the eighth day of the lunar new year, outside Xingqing Mansion, the Liang army was attacking the city!Unexpectedly, the day before, in Dingzhou, a hundred miles away, Qiang Jie's guard general Lalin Baozhen led [-] light cavalry to the south at night, circumnavigating Huaizhou in the east and headed straight for Xiping Mansion!If the sneak attack is successful this time, the situation will be reversed in at most two days!It's a pity that Xiping Mansion, which has been occupied by Liang Jun at this moment, is still defenseless!

Perhaps because of the exhaustion of traveling for several days, Yue Ling caught wind and cold, and he couldn't get sick, so he had to stay in bed for a while.And this journey north, what he saw and heard really made him feel a lot of emotion!

The situation in Yanzhou, a hundred miles away, is very different from the war-torn places in the north: at the end of the year and the end of the year, the city of Yanzhou is full of traffic and people, and the shops and restaurants are full of people, welcoming visitors from all over the world. , the streets and alleys, and even the houses are full of festive atmosphere; on the other hand, here, there is no market, and all you can see are ruins!On the cold streets, I occasionally saw displaced people begging everywhere in ragged clothes on this freezing winter day. . .

Unable to bear to think about it any more, Yue Ling shook his head and sighed: "Lives are ruined, and the war is a disaster! Was it wrong for me to decide the Northern Expedition because of a moment of anger?" After saying this, he coughed again.

Nan Gongji frowned, thinking that a sick person would inevitably be overthinking, so he patted his back to calm his breath, and said: "Tuoba Wen started this war, how could it be your fault His villain’s heart can be described as insatiable, even if you agreed to make a peace that day, he will definitely have to look forward to Shu. Today he asks for 50 yuan, and tomorrow may ask for another [-] yuan; today you will give Yanzhou to him, and tomorrow he will ask again Qingzhou! Thinking that this person will not be eliminated for a day, this Xiguan will never be peaceful for a day! Besides, Tuoba Wen has already squandered his savings, and the scene in today’s city is not unique. /Government, the people have always been in dire straits, so how can they be blamed for the disaster of war for the current desolation of life?

Yue Ling lowered his eyes: "Even so, if it wasn't for this military disaster, innocent people wouldn't be displaced..."

Nangong Jiwen's expression was slightly gloomy.After pondering for a moment, he said: "The safety of the country lies in the safety of the people! Since this is at the end of the year, in my opinion, it is time to give relief to win the hearts of the people!"

Yue Ling pondered for a while, and said: "I originally only thought that I would do things to appease Xingqing after I conquered it. Now that you mentioned it, it is actually the same reason. Speaking of icing on the cake, it is better to send charcoal in the snow. It works!"

It was getting dark, so Zhaoming came in to ask for a meal.

Since Yue Ling was ill, how could he have an appetite?Tunnel said slowly.

Zhaoming heard this, but refused to retreat. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Nangong Ji who was standing by his side, and said: "The imperial doctor has ordered that the cold and heat in the official house have just faded away, so you need to rest more. The son of Nangong has been here for a long time today, so it's appropriate... "

Nangong Ji was taken aback.

Yue Ling waved his hand: "It's okay, I feel much better today, and it's boring to lie all day long, so I left him here to relieve my boredom."

Zhaoming was still about to say something, but Yueling said, "Forget it, it's getting late, go pass the meal, and take the medicine after the meal, don't miss the time." This meant that he didn't want to teach him more words.

Although Zhaoming was reluctant, he had no choice but to go as ordered.

Only then did Nangong Ji sit down on the side of the couch, scratching his head and said, "Recently, how do I see that Zhaoming seems to be on guard against me? Either he cross-examined me for no reason, or he tried not to teach me to get close to you. What is the reason? "

Yue Ling smiled, coughed twice, and said, "Well, you still have to ask yourself?"

Nan Gongji was startled again, then lowered his head and pondered for a long time, hesitatingly said: "When I was close, I just got closer to old man Chu, could it be because of that...?"

Yue Ling sneered: "You act sneaky, but don't make people suspect that the two of you are plotting something wrong together!"

Although Nan Gongji was really wronged in his heart, he thought for a while and smiled again: "Since that's the case, why don't you doubt me?"

Yue Ling looked at the person in front of him, and the meaning in his eyes was unspeakable.Sighing lightly, he lay down and closed his eyes, and said word by word: "Suspicion is a hard thing, why should I bother?"

The person sitting quietly recollected this statement for a long time, raised his eyes slightly, looked at the flickering candlelight on the desk, and seemed to laugh at himself: "But, you haven't never doubted me?!"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, he suddenly felt that something was wrong: the things in the past, as long as he knew it in his heart, it was fine, since he said this today, he decided to be honest with himself from now on!In this way, he is still brooding about the past, isn't it narrow-minded?

After a period of unbearable silence, Nangong Ji was already a little confused in his heart, and wanted to break the deadlock, but he didn't know what to say.Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly felt a slightly cold hand covering the back of his hand, and as the warm body slowly approached his back, it seemed that something had been gently bumped into his heart, causing ripples to form. . .

Turning around, he pulled the frail man into his arms, slid one hand over the waist-like long hair, and murmured: "Ling, I... didn't mean to..."

The man smiled slightly: "It's okay, I did suspect you once, it's normal for you to feel resentful because of this! But from now on, you don't need to worry anymore, I swear to be honest with you, and I will never be jealous! Okay? "

Nangongji's heart suddenly felt like a hot spring gushing: this promise, he has waited for too long, but fortunately, today his wish is always fulfilled!How can there be a word "no" for a while!

Zhaoming's voice of inquiry came from outside the door again.Nangongji was reluctant to let go of the person in his arms, and after looking at each other with a smile, they returned to their places as if nothing had happened.

Zhaoming went in to prepare meals, but Yue Ling asked in front of everyone: "You have been hanging out with that old man Chu recently, why?"

Seeing that Zhaoming seemed to be taken aback, Nangongji secretly laughed in his heart: The official's move is to give him a chance to clear himself in public!However, it is not appropriate to clarify that matter at the moment, so I pretended to ponder: "This...of course it is not a bad thing, but the success is still lacking, and it is not in the interest to talk about it now. Please ask the officials to spend a little more time with the ministers, when the time comes The minister must explain to the officials!"

Yue Ling sneered: "When is the 'time', if you just put it in a perfunctory way, I won't be able to remember after a long time, did I just indulge you?"

Nan Gongji clasped his hands and said "How dare you", then smiled and said: "If the officials want to set a deadline, it should be before Qianning Festival (1)!"

Yue Ling nodded: "Okay, it's settled like this, you can do it yourself!"

Nangongji agreed, but laughed at the same time: "The minister remembered that he was entrusted to come here today! I heard that the reason why Xingqing Mansion is difficult to conquer is not only because of the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, but also because the Qiang and Jie army Trap traps are densely planted outside the city, making it impossible to guard against, causing many casualties, old man Chu said that he has no way to solve this, so he begged him to go to the front army!"

Without thinking too much, Yue Ling nodded in response.

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Qianning Festival: The day of the emperor's birthday.During the Tang and Song dynasties, the emperor's birthday was designated as a national holiday with specific names, such as Nativity Festival, Changchun Festival, Shouning Festival and so on.